Sunday, January 14, 2018

NFL Playoffs: Jags, Vikes Advance To Respective Conference Title Games

The divisional round of the National Football League playoffs concluded on Sunday with two games.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:

At Pittsburgh:

Running back Leonard Fournette ran for 109 yards and three touchdowns while quarterback Blake Bortles threw for 214 yards and a critical fourth quarter score as the Jacksonville Jaguars held off the Pittsburgh Steelers 45-42 on the road in a high-scoring divisional-playoff affair.

The Jaguars will visit the New England Patriots in their first AFC Championship Game since after the 1999 season next Sunday at 12:05 PM Pacific Time (CBS).



NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:

At Minneapolis:

Case Keenum connected with Stefon Diggs on a game-winning 61-yard touchdown pass as time expired to lift the Minnesota Vikings to a 29-24 come-from-behind divisional playoff home victory over the New Orleans Saints.

The Vikings will visit the Philadelphia Eagles in next Sunday's NFC Championship Game (3:40 PM Pacific Time, FOX).


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